Economy & Growth in North Korea 93 indicators covering economy & growth for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Alcohol consumption vs. GDP per capita 3.87 liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age 2020 down 12.6% 99th Military spending as a share of GDP 2.1% 2018 down 55.9% 37th Readiness score, Social 0.4826 2024 up 0.7% 38th Vulnerability score, Exposure 0.5419 2024 unchanged 15th Vulnerability score 0.4603 2024 down 0.6% 69th Vulnerability score, Sensitivity 0.277 2024 down 0.5% 139th Vulnerability score, Habitat 0.5936 2024 up 0.9% 37th Vulnerability score, Food 0.3599 2024 up 6.2% 143rd Vulnerability score, Ecosystems 0.7301 2024 down 2.2% 1st IMF-Adapted Readiness score 0.298 2024 up 7.3% 163rd Readiness score, Governance 0.1965 2024 up 8.4% 177th Readiness score, IMF-Adapted Economic 0.2148 2024 up 24.3% 184th IMF-Adapted ND-GAIN Index 0.4188 2024 up 2.8% 142nd Total official flows commitments for aid for trade, by recipient 380,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 86.6% 149th Vulnerability score, Capacity 0.6103 2024 down 1.1% 55th Domestic material consumption per capita 4.3 tonnes 2024 up 7.8% 171st Share of global merchandise exports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 155th Vulnerability score, Water 0.3612 2024 up 0.5% 79th Vulnerability score, Infrastructure 0.2567 2024 down 9.1% 98th Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 14.6% 2025 up 3.8% 64th Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita 15.6% 2024 down 21.6% 103rd Taxes as a share of cigarette price 0.0% 2022 — 190th Value of exported goods as a share of GDP 4.3% 1992 down 48.7% 189th People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita 15.85 affected per 100,000 people 2024 down 99.5% 116th Foreign aid and investments received -8.96 million millions of current united states dollars 2024 down 102.7% 146th Alcohol consumption per person 3.87 liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age 2020 down 12.6% 99th Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff 30.5% 2024 up 8.4% 222nd Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption 0.0% 2019 up 100.8% 178th Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption 96.8% 2019 up 0.8% 1st Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption 3.2% 2019 down 20.2% 183rd Daily cigarette consumption per smoker 14.9 2012 up 4.9% 112th Share of children who are stunted vs. GDP per capita 19.1% 2017 down 41.0% 47th Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita 68.8% 2017 up 17.6% 14th ← Previous Page 2 of 2